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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Ten-year time frame for social care reform 'deeply disappointing'

By Lee Peart 02 May 2025

News that the first phase of social care reform will take 10 years to be fully delivered has been met with disappointment by sector leaders.

Scarborough Hospital opens £47m UECC

By Lee Peart 02 May 2025

A £47m UECC has been opened by Scarborough Hospital marking the largest capital investment by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

No evidence NHS waiting lists are significant cause of higher benefit claims, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 02 May 2025

There is no evidence that rising NHS waiting lists are a major driver of rising health-related benefit claims, according to new analysis.

Trust plans job cuts to save £73.5m

By Lee Peart 01 May 2025

Jobs cuts are planned by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust as part of plans to save £73.5m.

Mental health inquiry told of 'serious ongoing issues'

By Lee Peart 01 May 2025

A public inquiry into mental health deaths has been told of ‘serious and ongoing issues’ with services.

Trust opens food hub as work progresses on RAAC removal

By Lee Peart 01 May 2025

A temporary food hub for patients, staff and visitors has opened at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford, Shropshire as work progresses on removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAA...

Contractor chosen to build Essex diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 01 May 2025

MTX Contracts has been chosen as the preferred bidder to build a community diagnostic centre (CDC) in Pitsea, south Essex.

Ultra-processed foods linked with early death

By Lee Peart 29 April 2025

High consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has been linked with early deaths in new research.

Chair promises to 'seek out the truth' in mental health inquiry

By Lee Peart 29 April 2025

Chair Baroness Lampard has pledged to ‘seek out the truth’ as she launched the evidence sessions of the first public inquiry into mental health deaths yesterday.

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Premature mortality rates still higher than pre-Covid, finds ONS

By Lee Peart 29 April 2025

Premature mortality rates in England and Wales are still higher than pre-Covid, according to the latest data.